“You betta THINK!”
March 25, 2008
Aretha Franklin
c/o Gwendolyn Quinn
GQ Media & Public Relations, Inc.
1650 Broadway, Ste. 1011
New York, NY 10019
1 page via fax: 212-765-7905
Dear Ms. Franklin,
I am writing regarding the pending foreclosure of your home. We would like
to help you out by paying the approximately $19,000 in back taxes that you
owe—if you’ll agree to save animals from hideous suffering and death by
promising never to wear fur again and donating your old furs to PETA. We
are absolutely sincere in making this offer—we believe that you know in
your heart that your fans will love you even more if you make a fur-free
resolution.
As you no doubt now realize, animals who are trapped in the wild can suffer
for days before dying from exposure, frostbite, shock, or infection or by
being strangled, stomped, or bludgeoned to death by trappers. Animals on fur
farms are confined to tiny, filthy cages where they often go insane before
they are gassed, poisoned, or electrocuted or have their necks broken. These
crude killing methods aren’t always effective, and sometimes animals are
skinned alive.
Our offer is a win-win situation: You get to keep your home, and animals get
to keep their lives. We are rooting for you to please give animals the R-E-S-
P-E-C-T that they deserve by giving up fur.
Please contact me as soon as possible through Megan Hartman at 757-622-
7382, to discuss our offer. Thank you very much for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Ingrid E. Newkirk
President
